India wants to crush Nepal’s Maobadi
Prachanda faces down the Indian bull, while the army commander and President Yadav prepare to murder the infant republic
In the past few days I’ve mentioned a UML leader called Khanal, currently Chairman of the party. The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), a revisionist group, is currently going through major internal turmoil that may lead to a split. Khanal is seen by many as being friendlier towards the Maoists than the other big name in the UML, a man named Oli, who is seen as being more friendly towards India than Khanal. The Prime Minister of Nepal’s precarious government coalition, Madhav Nepal, is also from the UML, but has recieved little mention in the reports of these struggles.
Now Khanal has come out with some sensational statements. He claims that Indian officials advised him last week to “take repressive measures against the Maoists”, telling him “we are ready to supply weapons, you go ahead with the plan”. Khanal went on to say that “they have been advising leaders of other parties to take repressive measures against the Maoists”. Khanal said he “did not accept their advice”.
It’s commonly held that India was behind the collapse of the Maoist-led government. Nepal is extremely vulnerable to Indian pressure, and has for a very long time essentially been under the control of India. The hand of Indian interference can be seen throughout Nepal’s history right back into the early and mid 20th century. Nepal’s people are intensely nationalistic, and this nationalism has in recent years in particular taken on a very anti-Indian tone.
A major political issue in Nepal recently has been whether or not the government should accept India’s offer to resume selling heavily subsidised weapons to Nepal for it’s army, police and armed police force. India stopped these sales in 2005 when the King dissolved parliament. The Maoists oppose this move, various reactionary forces are pushing for it.
If India is pushing the political parties in Nepal to move against the Maoists, it’s a serious threat. Threats are flying every which way in Nepal atm, with Nepal Congress leader Koirala responding to Prachanda’s talk of revolt by saying that the “Nepal Army could come forward if the President was atatcked”.
India has it’s own problems that are influencing these moves. The People’s War in India, led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), continues to grow in strength, and a “red corridor” of Maoist influence and activity extends from northeast India right down into the deep south. The Nepali and Indian Maoists are fraternal organisations, both belonging the Co-ordinating Committee of Maoist Parties of South Asia (CCOMPOSA). A succesful seizure of state power by the masses in Nepal, led by the Maoists, would have groundshaking impact on the region and indeed the world, and India is not too keen on the idea of anyone hoisting red flags just across it’s northern border.
Threats of revolt are flying, PLA fighters have been caught outside of the cantonments, use of the Nepal Army is being threatened, and India is urging the reactionary political parties to crush the Maoists. Things are heating up like nothing else.
India advised me to crush Nepal Maoist: Khanal
// TGW 
Jhala Nath Khanal, the Chairman of the United Marxist Leninists Party, in an interaction with a select group of journalists, August 24, 2009, revealed that the Indian High officials had advised him to take stringent actions against the Unified Maoists’ Party, if they don’t behave.
“The Indian high officials virtually see the Maoists’ as the main obstacle to the peace process”, Khanal quoted the Indian officials adding “They advised us to take repressive measures against the Maoists”.
“We are ready to supply weapons, you go ahead with the plan”, Khanal quoted the Indian officials as saying.
Khanal in his meet with the UML tilted Journalists on Monday also said that the advice came when he met the Indian officials last week. However, Khanal did not name those Indian high officials whom he met and where?
Chairman Khanal added, “They have been also advising leaders of other political parties to take repressive measures against the Maoists.”
“I did not accept their advise”, Khanal clarified.
Mr. Khanal added that it was only the UML that can pressurize the Maoists to change…the UML has been doing all possible to bring the Maoists on the right track.
The UML General Secretary Mr. Ishwor Pokharel was also present at the interaction with the journalists.
2009-08-25 08:36:27
Lots of people write about this matter but you said some true words!
DraignImign
December 11, 2009 at 9:10 pm